1st SAL.....Peg, Dale and I committed to stitching Anni Downs - A Gardener's Journal in March. I blogged about this on my blog thinking maybe one or 2 others may join us and lots of girls indicated an interest so I decided to start this blog where we can all encourage each other to meet the goals set along the way....March 2010 -March 2011...........
2nd SAL ......well so many of the girls wanted to continue on with another project and some new girls joined us and now approx 91 girls are stitching Natalie Bird's Tis the Season. March to Sept 2011...............
3rd SAL....many girls want to stick with the SAL so now we have moved onto Anni Downs Some Kind of Wonderful - My Favourite Things Quilt.......Oct 2011-Oct 2012.........
Where are we now.....
4th SAL 2013...is numerous smaller projects from the previous 2 books Tis the Season and Some Kind of Wonderful plus some projects from Red Home by Natalie Bird approx 60 ladies stitching together.........
2014 we had the year off..............
5th SAL 2015..........inspired to continue we are doing another quilt project.....Anni Downs newest quilt Natures Journey.....
6th SAL 2017.............A Holly Cottage Christmas by Michelle Ridgway.......once again the pattern is in an affordable book so it is easy for everyone to join in...........and you can raid your stash for the fabrics........or lash out and buy a the whole lot........this SAL will be run by Fiona aka Bubz Rugz and Raewyn........
Chookyblue........

Saturday, April 3, 2010

April :))))) Time to attack!!!

Plan of attack ..........April - Watering the garden and bird bath.
I decided to start at the fountain...
 ...enriched by Anni with birds enjoy the water :)))
First assemble the material required for copying the design of Anni.
 I copied the design onto the parchment paper with a pencil, and confirmed that the drawing was to scale the conversion from inches to centimeters (1 "= 2.5cm)
 I went once again drawing with pencil, this time on the back of the design to copy the design onto the fabric it will not be reversed.
 For the 3rd time drew the coal to tread design on the fabric, then spent the ink. It is a lengthy process, I know there are other faster, such as photocopying and using carbon paper, but this gives me much joy:)
I already have the design on the linen and the lines, the next step is to embroider.
Feliz e Santa Páscoa
Happy and Holy Easter
I hope you understand my terrible english

5 comments:

Sofia Amaral M. said...

I Make the first comment, because I know no other way to track your comments.
Have fun with your needles and thread :))))

Peg - Happy In Quilting said...

Sofia....That is amazing how you get your stitchery ready....have fun now doing the stitching.....Peg

Sofia Amaral M. said...

Thank you Peg:)

Margaret said...

Your meticulous detail is very worthy, look forward to seeing the stitchery.

Chookyblue...... said...

interesting to see how you prepare your blocks.......